225/45 R17 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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225/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 86%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

11. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 80%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 68%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 93%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 84%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

11. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

13. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 82%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 78%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%

11. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

13. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 72%

14. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 63%

Costs

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

6. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

13. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 71%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

Price

225/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	Autobild 2019	ADAC 2021	Premium
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2023	Tyre Reviews 2021	Premium	£132 91 H + 2
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2023	Premium	£137 91 H + 2
4.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium	£134 91 H + 3
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Premium	£142 91 H + 7
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2023	Premium	£137 91 H + 1
7.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium
8.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	ADAC 2023	Autoexpress 2022	Premium	£201 91 H + 2
9.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£196 91 H + 6
10.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium	£158 91 H + 1
11.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S		58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£147 91 H
12.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO		84.4% 68.3% 88.5% 72.2%			Premium
13.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32			Autoexpress 2016	Automotorsport 2015	Premium

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